What is the Least Common Multiple of 27597 and 27603?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 27597 and 27603 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 27597 and 27603, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(27597,27603) = 3
LCM(27597,27603) = ( 27597 × 27603) / 3
LCM(27597,27603) = 761759991 / 3
LCM(27597,27603) = 253919997

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 27597 and 27603 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 27597 and 27603. First we will calculate the prime factors of 27597 and 27603.

Prime Factorization of 27597

Prime Factorization of 27603

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 27597 and 27603.

LCM(27597,27603) = 3² × 9199¹ × 3067¹
LCM(27597,27603) = 253919997